Kyoto: The last rites
Where better than the Qatari capital to perform the last rites over the Kyoto Protocol?
- 1 October 2012
Nato's meddling in Libya has destabilised Africa
The Sahel states are facing starvation, as well as the obliteration of the delicate religious eco-system that enabled Sufism to survive
- 26 September 2012
Why are the Palestinians so desperate to avoid peace talks?
Palestinian rejectionism showcased again as their leaders go the extra mile to avoid peace talks with Israel
- 20 September 2012
Inside the UN Human Rights Council
One hopes that the issues tabled at the Human Rights Council will also be under the scrutiny of the UN
- 17 September 2012
Myths and realities: Israel and the refugee problem
The Arab world committed crimes against 850,000 Arab-Jewish refugees and continues to commit crimes against 5,000,000 downtrodden Palestinian pawns
- 13 September 2012
Desmond Tutu is out of his depth on Iraq and Tony Blair
Tutu can't handle the serious moral issues about Iraq, and he should stop pontificating to Tony Blair
- 2 September 2012
When the UN Arms Trade Treaty fails, what next?
Make no mistake; the Arms Trade Treaty will fail. And when it does, its advocates will look everywhere but the mirror to figure out why
- 30 May 2012
UN distorting human rights yet again
The so-called "Right to Food" allows even totalitarian regimes to present themselves as deeply committed to human rights – just not the ones that really matter
- 11 May 2012
Syria the latest example of UN uselessness
A United Nations that still hasn’t managed to end crimes against humanity committed by Assad’s thugs after eleven months has no legitimacy left in safeguarding human rights
- 6 February 2012
The UN Arms Trade Treaty is a "bulletproof" license to sell
Britain should be cautious of backing a treaty that lacks a clear recognition that dictatorships should not have the same rights to participate in the arms trade as the world’s democracies
- 21 December 2011
The "Arab Spring" and attempts to re-imagine sovereignty
Attempts to re-imagine sovereignty are constrained. Nevertheless, a two-tier system of sovereignty, with the second tier occupied by unelected or mis-elected governments, may emerge
- 9 December 2011
Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are a real opportunity
If the international community is to continue to invest large sums of money in the DRC and help the Congolese people, it must insist on responsible leadership and holding the new President to account
- 17 November 2011
UNESCO vote adds to a grubby anti-Israel tradition at the UN.
UNESCO has granted “Palestine” full membership in another reckless move at the United Nations which harms the prospects for a real and lasting peace.
- 1 November 2011
Mahmoud Abbas, the freed prisoners, and the peace process.
The least one should expect is that the Quartet and the UN body that will be considering the Palestinian application for statehood must demand that President Abbas denounce and actively suppress the current pervasive incitement to hatred and terror.
- 24 October 2011
The Oslo Accords are dead, and the Palestinians killed them
The Oslo Accords are dead. They have been null and void since September 23rd 2011. And in the absence of a framework for peace to which the Palestinians are willing to adhere, it is the prerogative of the Israeli people to act in their own best interests.
- 28 September 2011
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